AirNav: 68LA - Pilkinton Airstrip

68LA

Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	68LA
Lat/Long:	32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W 32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W 32.3305556,-93.5172222 (estimated)
Elevation:	148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
From city:	20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	71051

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW):	128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW):	119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EMGr130/5.8		ELM GROVE VORTAC		111.20		07E
EICr144/30.3		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854
Manager:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854 OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

-	USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	12:44
Sunrise	07:10	13:10
Sunset	17:45	23:45
Evening civil twilight	18:11	00:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2025 06:56:45
Local (UTC-6)	31-Jan-2025 00:56:45

METAR

KBAD 13nm NW	310555Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM M 14/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP118 60000 T01420121 10180 20137 402260137 52008 $
KSHV 18nm NW	310556Z 24007KT 10SM OVC170 13/12 A2986 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 18nm NW	310553Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01330122 10178 20133 402280133 51008
K3F3 20nm SW	310635Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A2990 RMK AO2 T01280126
KMNE 22nm NE	310635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2987 RMK AO2

TAF

KBAD 13nm NW	302355Z 3023/0102 22012KT 9999 -SHRA OVC010 QNH2970INS BECMG 3101/3102 25012KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2985INS BECMG 3114/3115 26015G25KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 0101/0102 30007KT 9999 SKC QNH3010INS TX18/3023Z TN10/3112Z
KSHV 18nm NW	302148Z 3022/3118 17010G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC025 FM310000 20013G21KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS OVC010CB FM310500 25010KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS OVC070CB FM310600 25008KT 6SM -RA OVC100 FM310700 25008KT P6SM OVC025 FM311500 23009KT P6SM SCT250

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